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NEW DELHI: Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Tuesday said that cricket has always been the centrestage of his life right from the childhood days as he had always dreamt of playing for India.

“Right from school days, I had the love and passion for the game. Playing for India was the ultimate dream. Whatever happened in my life happened around cricket. It has always been at the centrestage. Cricket helped me to grow,” he said.

Tendulkar said that people bringing disgrace to the game makes him sad as it leaves a bad impression on cricket, which should always head in the right direction.

“Yes. It doesn’t leave a good impression about cricket and cricketers. It is something one would like to erase and make sure cricket heads in the right direction so that it helps cricket to grow across the globe,” Tendulkar said.

World Cricket has recently being marred by a spot-fixing scandal after a British tabloid exposed a fixer predicting no-balls bowled by Pakistani bowlers Mohammad Asif and Mohammad Aamir for taking cash on camera.

In an interview to ‘Times Now’ on the occasion of ‘joy of giving’, Tendulkar said his father has always been the most influential figure in his life.

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Thanks to timesofindia.indiatimes.com